They describe
themselves as a "madcap blend of classic and original sideshow stunts executed
with just enough precision not to maim anyone."

Their
act features fire, juggling, glass-eating, sword-swallowing, a human blockhead
and sexy girls, according to the Birmingham Vaudeville Facebook page.

They
have appeared on TV, including "America's Got Talent," and have appeared or
toured with such noted acts as Dave Chappelle, Rob Zombie and Flight of the
Conchords.

Members
of the group include Jeremy "Cut Throat" Kinison and Lauren Grace
"Candy Pants" Anderson.

Also
appearing as part of the "Super Freakin' Fun Road Show" will be Jungle Josh, a street
magician from Las Vegas, according to Scott Autrey of Birmingham Vaudeville.

He replaces
musician Jesse Ray Carter, who was scheduled to appear but became ill, Autrey said
in an email on Thursday.

Having Jungle
Josh provides an element that Birmingham Vaudeville doesn't normally have in
its freak show events, according to Autrey. "We don't feature many magicians on
our stages, so when we do, it's an audience treat," he said.

This
will be the fourth time that Autrey has booked Cut Throat in Birmingham. They
last appeared here in November, also at Black Market Bar, with the touring "Coney
Island Rock n' Roll Roadshow."

Kinison
has a strong reputation of his own as a freak show performer, according to
Autrey. "(He is) one of the top five in the U.S., and one of the best that
tour," Autrey said. "One of his famous claims to fame is he lifts
things with his eye lids, which is pretty phenomenal. I've seen him lift
chairs, purses, puppies."

Anderson
is "an amazing performer," Autrey said. "She does a balancing
act on broken glass, and she does things with Legos that need to be seen to be
believed."

Autrey
is a stage performer who moved to Birmingham from Las Vegas and formed
Birmingham Vaudeville in order to showcase overlooked local talent and book
some out-of-towners, as well.

"One of
the reasons that Birmingham Vaudeville company loves doing these shows is to
work with some of our favorite people," he said Thursday. "And another reason is to keep
people excited about awesome things that we have right here locally. So if people start wanting to see more freak show acts... we got some pretty awesome freak
show acts, or if people want to see more fire, we can do that."

Autrey
said he will perform Saturday, as well.

With a
showman's hyperbole, he described what audiences can expect.

"Birmingham
is the Magic City," he said. "We got magic. Five Points is the weird part of
Birmingham. We got weird. Freaks, fire, magic, snakes, women, and the eye-popping,
body-cringing acts that we love to see – we got that."

Black
Market Bar & Grill is located at 2011 Highland Ave. The show will begin Saturday
at 9 p.m. Admission is $7 at the door. Attendees must be 21 years of age and
older.